Mayor Koch's chief of staff said the mayor has a specific, unnamed person in mind for the position and will not conduct a hiring search if that person accepts. QUINCY ‒ Mayor Tom Koch wants to ...

In June 2024, the council boosted their own salaries by about 50% while hiking the mayor's pay by almost 80%. Koch has not received a raise since 2014. The mayor and councilors later deferred the ...

The order, introduced by Mayor Tom Koch and passed by the councilors, increased the mayor's salary from about $150,000 to $285,000 and councilors' salaries from just under $30,000 to $44,500.

Then-Special Assistant to the Mayor Patrick Costigan kicked off the public comment period by accusing council members of making “racist, sexist comments.” Seren himself accused council of ...